17 comments:

Ha! What a site for sore eyes in Paris when the American gets a little home sick for some processed junk. Actually, funny thing is that I do use Lawry's Seasoned salt still....esp. good on sliced avocado! I also use their garlic salt to season roasted vegetables before placing them in the oven. Happy 4th and Bon Voyage, Carol. xx

I stumbled across this crazy store when I was in Paris last time. How funny to see it on your blog! I mentioned the watercolor you did of Rose the Rat Terrier today on my blog. She and I both send our regards and a Happy Fourth of July to youuuuu!

I think that's agreat idea. I know I was missing American junk food when I was in Italy.After three weeks,I wanted a peanut butter & jelly sandwich on white bread!Heve a great 4th, Carol, and a safe trip!

Ha! When we lived in England I didn't miss American food at all, isn't that funny? I think what I did miss was southwestern food, though. A couple of larger European cities have these shops and I thought they were pretty interesting. I think it was in Stockholm (although I may be wrong about that city) I found a tiny little one - nothing this size!

What a funny store and probably an expat's welcome oasis of shamelessly ordinary American stuff smack in the middle of the cuisine capital of the world. Mmmmm....raspberry Jell-O with a little Cool Whip and some M&Ms on the side.

Where was this place when I needed to make a pumpkin pie? I had to cook a French pumpkin, very different type than the American pumpkin, and the pie was good but rather brown & grainy. I just wanted a good old can of pumpkin puree. Sigh..now I know. Merci :)Connie*

I was a 20 year-old ex-pat in Paris in the Winter of '76 and I got a gift package from my boyfriend back in Philadelphia. It was a box containing three bags of Doritos. I decided then and there that I had to marry him.

As it turned out, we didn't tie the knot (he said no, thankfully) but I'll never forget the pure joy I had from every bite of those Doritos.

Now I'll have to go see Thanksgiving with my own eyes, just so I can say that I went to Paris to gaze at boxes of Jell-O.

Like Kim, I would miss southwest cuisine, especially posole. But can't think of any junk food I'd miss. It could be fun to visit the store anyway. I do still use seasoned salt, prefer McCormicks tho , on French fries. I do like the that cute bag!

When I lived in Paris a decade ago, I went way out of my way to the one salon that carried Aveda hair products (which cost about 3 times what they did in the US) to buy my shampoo!?! Now that I'm back stateside, I use French shampoo. Go figure. I guess we like what we like.

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l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, Ile de France, France

Hi I'm Carol Gillott,
My Mom taught me watercolors at 5. I'm still at it, now tripping over cobblestones, living in a 6th-floor garret on l'Ile Saint-Louis, Paris. Read Parisbreakfast with a hot chocolate and croissant.
I paint Paris breakfasts.